US Olympic medalist apologizes after footage emerges of him berating younger sister

U.S. Olympic medalist Alex Shibutani issued an apology aft footage emerged of him berating his younger sister and crystal dancing spouse Maia.

"I consciousness unspeakable astir it," Alex told reporters Friday. "Unfortunately, I mislaid my temper successful training, and it shouldn’t person happened. I apologized to Maia close aft our practice."

In the video that leaked connected societal media past month, Alex tin beryllium heard directing an expletive-laced rant astatine his younger sister.

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Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the United States execute successful the Ice Dance - Free Dance connected time 2 of the ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix NHK Trophy 2025 astatine the Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome connected Nov. 8, 2025 successful Osaka, Japan.  (Tang Xinyu/VCG via Getty Images)

"The strength of what we are trying to bash and the standards that we have, the 2 of us, we some recognize (the outburst) but it was incorrect and I americium committed to being a amended teammate," helium said. "I’m truthful fortunate to skate with Maia. We person a precise unique, peculiar narration and we are committed to each different and to this process."

Maia expressed "understanding" for her brother's behavior.

"When you are moving toward being your champion determination are going to beryllium aggravated moments, but for america we recognize each different and the process and we enactment done it unneurotic similar siblings do," she said. "We continued practicing that time and we take each different each time."

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The duo went connected to decorativeness sixth astatine the NHK Trophy successful Osaka connected Saturday.

They volition vie again astatine the Finlandia Trophy successful 2 weeks with the US nationals successful January.

Alex, 34, and Maia, 31, person skated unneurotic astir of their lives, and for a agelong clip were the ascendant US crystal dancers, winning bronze astatine the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. They are three-time satellite title medalists and two-time Olympians, finishing ninth astatine the 2014 Olympics astatine Sochi earlier finishing 3rd successful 2018.

After Pyeongchang, they stepped distant from the athletics to absorption connected schoolhouse and different interests.

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Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the United States vie successful the Ice Dance Free Dance during the ISU Grand Prix Of Figure Skating - NHK Trophy astatine Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB Dome connected November 08, 2025 successful Osaka, Japan.  (Toru Hanai - International Skating Union/International Skating Union via Getty Images)

They extended their competitory hiatus erstwhile Maia was diagnosed with a malignant tumor connected her kidney successful 2019. She underwent country to region the mass, and further attraction resulted successful a palmy but agelong and achy recovery.

Now, they are attempting a comeback aft a interruption of 7 years successful the hopes of making the U.S. squad for adjacent year’s Milan-Cortina Games.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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